American Top Team fighter Wilson Gouveia (12-6 MMA, 6-3 UFC) has suffered a back injury that has forced him to withdraw from the preliminary card of the Aug. 29 event “UFC 102: Couture vs. Nogueira.”
MMANews.com first reported Gouveia’s withdrawal, and MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com) has since confirmed the injury with sources close to the event.

Gouveia’s injury comes on the heels of the Brazilian’s original opponent, James Irvin, also withdrawing from the event due to injury.

Ed Herman had been tapped as a replacement for Irvin, leaving Dan Miller to fill in for “Short Fuse” against Aaron Simpson at UFC Fight Night 19 on Sept. 16.

It is currently unknown how Gouveia’s injury will affect the recently shuffled matchups.

Headlined by a bout between heavyweight legends Randy Couture and Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira, UFC 102 takes place at the Rose Garden in Portland, Ore.

The full card, as it currently stands, includes:

MAIN CARD

Randy Couture vs. Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira

Keith Jardine vs. Thiago Silva

Chris Leben vs. Jake Rosholt

Demian Maia vs. Nate Marquardt

Krzysztof Soszynski vs. Brandon Vera

PRELIMINARY CARD

Gabriel Gonzaga vs. Chris Tuchscherer

Ed Herman vs. TBA

Justin McCully vs. Mike Russow

Todd Duffee vs. Tim Hague

Nick Catone vs. Mark Munoz

Evan Dunham vs. Matt Veach

For complete coverage of UFC 102, stay tuned to the UFC Rumors section of MMAjunkie.com.

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